2018 Football Roster
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Cooper, Jared
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Jersey Number 21
Jared Cooper
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- West Chester, Pa.
- High School:
- West Chester East
Bio
2021 Spring All-Patriot League First Team.
2021 (Senior): Played in 10 games, starting final six at running back ... served as game captain at No. 11/12 Villanova, at Colgate and against Holy Cross ... lone Bison to serve as game captain three times ... led the team in carries (101) and rushing yards (312) ... tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns (2) ... added 83 yards on 14 receptions and 23 yards on three punt returns ... touchdowns came at Fordham and Army West Point ... ran for a team season-best 91 yards on 19 carries against Georgetown ... caught a 31-yard pass against Cornell ... captured the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's outstanding back or receiver ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 Spring (Junior): All-Patriot League First Team selection ... became the first Bison return specialist to make an All-Patriot League Team since 2009 ... appeared in all four games as a running back and returner ... started against Fordham ... led the Bison in rushing yards (115) and finished second in carries (33) ... added 31 yards on four receptions ... returned five punts for 46 yards, with total number of yards coming on four attempts against Lafayette ... ran for a season-best 35 yards against Fordham ... logged a season-best 21 receiving yards against Lafayette ... posted 34 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards in the Patriot League Championship Game ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Sophomore): Played in nine games, starting four in a row at running back from Oct. 12 to Nov. 9 ... ran for 382 yards on 87 carries ... scored a touchdown at No. 20/18 Towson ... added 106 yards on 17 receptions ... ran for over 100 yards for the first time at Lafayette ... against the Leopards, accumulated 103 yards on 15 carries, bolstered by a season-long 40 yard run ... also surpassed 50 yards on the ground against No. 23/RV Princeton (65) and at Colgate (76) ... 21 carries at the Raiders represented season-high total ... also posted season-best figures in receptions (4), receiving yards (51) and long reception (30) at Colgate ... took returns for the first time, logging 22 yards on two kickoff returns and 30 yards on nine punt returns ... finished the season with 540 all-purpose yards.
2018 (Freshman): Started nine of 10 appearances at running back ... led the Bison with 525 yards and two touchdowns on 161 carries ... finished second among Bison in receptions (38) and third in receiving yards (287) and touchdown catches (2) ... ran for at least 50 yards in five games ... posted at least 50 receiving yards at Penn (51) in week three and at Monmouth (84) in week seven ... one of six freshmen to start in 2018 ... freshman class leader in starts ... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/10) after leading the Bison with a season-best 96 rushing yards on 15 carries and 28 receiving yards on two catches against Sacred Heart in first collegiate start ... earned second Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/1) nod after posting 75 rushing yards and one touchdown on 24 carries in road victory at Holy Cross ... his 36-yard touchdown, the first of his career, gave the Bison their first lead of the game ... also received Honorable Mention National Freshman Player of the Week accolades from STATS (10/1) and the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of the Crusaders’ Homecoming Day Game on the strength of that performance ... posted a season-high 171 all-purpose yards on 87 rushing yards and 84 receiving yards at Monmouth on Oct. 13 ... also connected with Logan Bitikofer for a season-long 74-yard touchdown and scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown against the Hawks ... caught second career touchdown pass at Lehigh on Nov. 3 ... missed 2018 finale due to injury ... shared Bucknell’s Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the most outstanding newcomer with Grayson Cherubino.
West Chester East High School: Lettered in football and track & field … in football, served as team captain as a junior and senior … 2017 Mini Max Award recipient … three-time All-Ches-Mont League (2017 and 2016 first team, 2015 second team) … two-time West Chester East Most Valuable Offensive Player (2017 and 2016) … set school record with a 95-yard touchdown run in 2016 … served on the team’s leadership council in 2015 … over course of high-school career, totaled 2,608 yards and 34 touchdowns on 438 carries, 403 yards and two touchdowns on 46 receptions, 768 yards and two touchdowns on 32 returns and 3,779 all-purpose yards … in track & field, three-year qualifier for the indoor Meet of Champions in the 60-meter dash and the 4x200 relay … won the 60-meter dash at the 2017 Chester County Indoor Track & Field Championships … ran the anchor leg for the 4x200 relay team that broke the school record with a time of 22.74 in 2017 … qualified for the 2017 PIAA District 1 AAA Championships in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 4x400 relay … two-year qualifier for the Ches-Mont Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 4x400 relay … also competed in the 4x100 relay at the 2016 edition … ran the anchor leg for the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record with a time of 49.56 in 2017.
Personal: Jared Emerson Cooper … born September 9, 1999 in Stamford, Connecticut … son of Emilio and Elise Cooper … has four siblings: Justin, Jefferson, Jada and Jackson … older brother Justin boxed for Army West Point … member of the National Honor Society … recipient of the 2017 Junior Outstanding Citizen Award from the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce ... major was psychology.
2021 (Senior): Played in 10 games, starting final six at running back ... served as game captain at No. 11/12 Villanova, at Colgate and against Holy Cross ... lone Bison to serve as game captain three times ... led the team in carries (101) and rushing yards (312) ... tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns (2) ... added 83 yards on 14 receptions and 23 yards on three punt returns ... touchdowns came at Fordham and Army West Point ... ran for a team season-best 91 yards on 19 carries against Georgetown ... caught a 31-yard pass against Cornell ... captured the Big Blue Award as Bucknell's outstanding back or receiver ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 Spring (Junior): All-Patriot League First Team selection ... became the first Bison return specialist to make an All-Patriot League Team since 2009 ... appeared in all four games as a running back and returner ... started against Fordham ... led the Bison in rushing yards (115) and finished second in carries (33) ... added 31 yards on four receptions ... returned five punts for 46 yards, with total number of yards coming on four attempts against Lafayette ... ran for a season-best 35 yards against Fordham ... logged a season-best 21 receiving yards against Lafayette ... posted 34 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards in the Patriot League Championship Game ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Sophomore): Played in nine games, starting four in a row at running back from Oct. 12 to Nov. 9 ... ran for 382 yards on 87 carries ... scored a touchdown at No. 20/18 Towson ... added 106 yards on 17 receptions ... ran for over 100 yards for the first time at Lafayette ... against the Leopards, accumulated 103 yards on 15 carries, bolstered by a season-long 40 yard run ... also surpassed 50 yards on the ground against No. 23/RV Princeton (65) and at Colgate (76) ... 21 carries at the Raiders represented season-high total ... also posted season-best figures in receptions (4), receiving yards (51) and long reception (30) at Colgate ... took returns for the first time, logging 22 yards on two kickoff returns and 30 yards on nine punt returns ... finished the season with 540 all-purpose yards.
2018 (Freshman): Started nine of 10 appearances at running back ... led the Bison with 525 yards and two touchdowns on 161 carries ... finished second among Bison in receptions (38) and third in receiving yards (287) and touchdown catches (2) ... ran for at least 50 yards in five games ... posted at least 50 receiving yards at Penn (51) in week three and at Monmouth (84) in week seven ... one of six freshmen to start in 2018 ... freshman class leader in starts ... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/10) after leading the Bison with a season-best 96 rushing yards on 15 carries and 28 receiving yards on two catches against Sacred Heart in first collegiate start ... earned second Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/1) nod after posting 75 rushing yards and one touchdown on 24 carries in road victory at Holy Cross ... his 36-yard touchdown, the first of his career, gave the Bison their first lead of the game ... also received Honorable Mention National Freshman Player of the Week accolades from STATS (10/1) and the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of the Crusaders’ Homecoming Day Game on the strength of that performance ... posted a season-high 171 all-purpose yards on 87 rushing yards and 84 receiving yards at Monmouth on Oct. 13 ... also connected with Logan Bitikofer for a season-long 74-yard touchdown and scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown against the Hawks ... caught second career touchdown pass at Lehigh on Nov. 3 ... missed 2018 finale due to injury ... shared Bucknell’s Stuart M. Smith Memorial Award as the most outstanding newcomer with Grayson Cherubino.
West Chester East High School: Lettered in football and track & field … in football, served as team captain as a junior and senior … 2017 Mini Max Award recipient … three-time All-Ches-Mont League (2017 and 2016 first team, 2015 second team) … two-time West Chester East Most Valuable Offensive Player (2017 and 2016) … set school record with a 95-yard touchdown run in 2016 … served on the team’s leadership council in 2015 … over course of high-school career, totaled 2,608 yards and 34 touchdowns on 438 carries, 403 yards and two touchdowns on 46 receptions, 768 yards and two touchdowns on 32 returns and 3,779 all-purpose yards … in track & field, three-year qualifier for the indoor Meet of Champions in the 60-meter dash and the 4x200 relay … won the 60-meter dash at the 2017 Chester County Indoor Track & Field Championships … ran the anchor leg for the 4x200 relay team that broke the school record with a time of 22.74 in 2017 … qualified for the 2017 PIAA District 1 AAA Championships in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 4x400 relay … two-year qualifier for the Ches-Mont Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 4x400 relay … also competed in the 4x100 relay at the 2016 edition … ran the anchor leg for the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record with a time of 49.56 in 2017.
Personal: Jared Emerson Cooper … born September 9, 1999 in Stamford, Connecticut … son of Emilio and Elise Cooper … has four siblings: Justin, Jefferson, Jada and Jackson … older brother Justin boxed for Army West Point … member of the National Honor Society … recipient of the 2017 Junior Outstanding Citizen Award from the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce ... major was psychology.
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